poisonberry
Informal name of various plants with poisonous berries, most commonly nightshadesInformal name of various plants with poisonous berries, most commonly nightshades: Deadly nightshade.
/ˈpɔɪ.z(ə)nˌbɛ.ɹi/
Meaning
6 sensesInformal name of various plants with poisonous berries, most commonly nightshades:
(uncountable)Deadly nightshade.
(uncountable)Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
(uncountable)Plants in the genus Cestrum: Cestrum nocturnum, Cestrum parqui.
(uncountable)Any other berry of a plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, most of which are poisonous at least when unripe.
(uncountable)Bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis).
(uncountable)Pokeweed.
More definitions
- Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
Origin
From poison + berry.From poison + berry.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible:black nightshadecommon nightshadepoison-berrySolanum nigrum
Lessons for this word
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